Newel post



Nov. 13, 1928. 1,691,663

R. E. MORRIS NEWEL POST File d March 24, 1928 l RObWfE.MOWi5 6 1/ atbzmqPatented Nov; 13, 1928.

f UNITED e ROBERT E. ivronnrs, oFsALIsBUaY, iviaartann, nssleiton'ro THEMortars. Bnornnns cor/manner seLrs UnY, MARYLAND. v 1

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Application filed. arsh 24, 1925. se l No 264214, i

' This invention'relates to new and ruseful mprovements in stairs, andparticularlyto railings or balustrades therefor.

.Balustrades as'now generally used, are do; Signed for the particularstairway, and it is necessary to design a special form of newel post forthe "lower end of the stairway, also for the landings. S0met1mes,1n-fitt1ng these newels in place, it is necessary to cut off endportions, which destroy the symmetry,-

and render'it proper places. o l

It is therefore: the principal-object of the present invention toprovide a newel post, whichis so formed that the stair builder-caneasily fit such post in any portion of thestair Wa where itis required.j j

Xnother obj ect is to provide a newel post which is formed in sectionswhich permits thepost 130.136 "placed at the bottom of'the stairway, atlandings, -or to be placed be neath the hand-rail of the balustrade bymerely cutting off a portion of one of the sections, and then fittingthe top portions and caps thereon, without destroying the contour of thepost. I Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: r l

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of astalrway showing the useof the newel beneath the hand-rail. v

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a portion of a stairway showing thenewels projecting above the hand-rail.

difiicult to fit them in their Figure 3 is an enlarged verticalsectional detail view of the lower newel of the stairway of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of one'of the newels ofthe stairway of I and particularly to Figures 1 and 3, represents theseries of steps of the stairway, while 11 represents the hand-rail and12 the balusters. The newels are represented, as a whole,

by the numeral 13;

Upon particular reference to the sectional View, Figure 3, it will beseen that the newel post comprises arectangular base portion'l l, fromthe upper end of which extends the ornamental spindle port-ion'15.Fitted on the upper end of the portion 15'is an ornamental of uniformdiameter throughout the grez member 16,, the upper end of whichisprovided with a projecting. dowel 17,101.

entrance in an opening formed in the lower face of the hand-rail 11. Thelower end of the base portion 14; is also f0r1ned"wjitli. an openingl S,inwhic'h is placed afdoweljl9, for"; entrance in a suitable openingwhich the",

stair builderformsin the bottom stepjot the stairway. The newel'post,[sliown, at 20,1inf

[Figure 1', is arranged onaplat'rorm, in the stairway,or on thefioorabove; Thisinewel .20 has a much 'longeribaseportionthanYthc newelon the bottom'stepof thestairway, and

thisisproperly cut to fitthe side 'oifthe stairway, as shown at 21.The'upper end the newel is also provided with a cap 22,wliicl1 T Will benoted that thespindle portion 1' portion of its length, such portionbeing'pret erably at the upper end sorthat'should itjbe come necessaryto. cut oil a p'orti'on' ofthis" end, to render the newel 0f the properlength properly fits beneath 1theihand rail 11. lti

tofit between the stair tread and the handrail, the cap l6ywill properlyfit thereon.

When it is desired toruse the newel incon nection with a hand-rail, suchas shown at above therail, the stair builder fits a cap 23 on the upperend of the spindle portion 24,

' after such spindle has been cut off at its upper 23 and: the section25 is made by providing 22, in Figure 2, wherein said newel extendsthe'upper end of the cap with a dowel 26, which enters an opening in thelowerend oi";

the section 25. The upper end of the section 25 may have any desiredornamental device, such as the knob 27., which'is formed inte grallywith suchsection. The base section 28, of this newel is-cut to fit theside of the stairway, as in the other form, in view of. the fact thatthe steps and landings are similarly constructed. The lower end of thebasese ction 28 may be fittedin the lower step tread, as shownin'Figur'e 2,01- may rest It will also be understood that the spindleportions of the newels maybe cut off-t0 any degree desired, andrectangular sections at-' tached to theirupper ends may be of any deonsuch'tread, as shown in Figure 1. 1 1

sired length, commensurate with the propor tions and designs ofthebalustrade and stair way, in connection with which it is used.

" 'Whilel have shown the invention as imp ti'ced inconnection with newelposts, it vvill be understood that the baliisters may be s11nilarlyformed,-but ofsmaller dimensions, than the ,newels.

From the foregoing it Will be readily understood that thestair buildercarries a large number of newels of stogfk i efeiit sctionsacsizes yandthen cuts and'assembles the j cording to the type of stairway orhand-rail x'vithivhich the'yare to befu'sed, the only operationneeessary to fit a n'wel being to cutfo'fi" the spindle to the requireddistance;

so that the Ca ,and upper rectangular sec t edthereon, for seatihgwithinthe Balustrade. .By foi-infihg the s ihdle'portion of the newei ofufiiform diaineter oi a answerable, pQai n of its, length, permits theeasy andqiiick fitting ofth 'nevvel in the balustrade. V i

It will be further noted that the aviafi's convertible from a startingnewi to a landing newer lathe use as asta'rtihg neivel th upper section25 is einp1o a1,;wiii1e in a the, use pf the post as a landing newel,the

c dowel of the mp2s fits v'vithih anopeiiing in the lower faceof thahana-rail of the 'ba'lus,-

" ade- Whatisflaiiiiedfli'sy 1. A convertible landih and; starting newelpo'st,.coinprising a ho y having a base a as a starting newel.

portion antla spindle portion risihg irom the base portion, a cap'rei'novably engaged on the upper end of the spindle portion and havinga dowel mending upwardly from its upper 7 end for engagement in anopening in the lOW- er face of the hand-rail of a balustrade, and

ah iipper neWel post section having a socket in its lower end forthereception of said (low e1, whrety the post serves as a landing newelwhen engaged with ahand rail and as a start;-

ing IIQWGl when carrying said section. I 2. A convertible starting andlanding newei post coin gnising a body including a base pordition's,acap adapted to be fitted on the upper end of the said spindle portionand having a dowel for engagement Within-an opening of the hand-rail ofa balu'strade when usedas; a" landing :newel, and an additionalbalustr'a de section having a socket in its lower endforreceptionofsai'd dowel Whenthe post? is used Intestimony whereof,- l aflix signature o' ROBERT MoRRis,

H V p v engthtoadapt the newel to difierent stairway con;

